From one hot destination to another, we hit the sandy beaches of
the Bahamas this week, all for the glory of love! Ok, that sounded like a
Chicago song from the ’80s, but nothing gets me more excited than back-to-back hot
destinations!

It’s hard to believe that there are only
eight women left, but if there’s one thing we’ve learned from
past Bachelor seasons, this is when
it starts getting heated! Pun intended.

Natalie scores the first one-on-one date, and it seems like
something she’s been waiting for since she was seven years old playing
with Barbie and Ken – that is, if Barbie loved Ken before even meeting him. Were
you as excited to see if her feelings held up in person as I was?

Cue the sound effect: wha whaaaa! A quick social lubricant didn’t
do the trick, and not even a stroll around the Bahamian tropics could save the
awkwardness of this date. Chalk it up to a lack of chemistry or a lack of
daiquiris, but not getting a rose sends Natalie packing of
her own volition. Which left me feeling a bit sorry for Tim. When you get excited
for something that both parties think is there and it ends up being a
bore, it has to be extremely tense and awkward to come to that realization.
Good on you, Tim, for being straightforward, and good on you, Natalie, for
choosing your own destiny.

Can we talk about Lisa’s trash-talking and then being the
first to hug. Yah, I thought it was super entertaining as well! Lisa is on
complete high alert for villain status. But the company she keeps with the
other girls makes me think she's a crowd favourite on location.

Knock Knock! Who’s there? A swimming with the sharks
date, of course! Seriously, though - there is no situation in the world that
would convince me to do this. So, Kaylynn, if being terrified of getting in the
water with fifty sharks is being “dramatic,” consider me
dramatic, too! AB (April Brockman), having more courage than me or any other
person on earth, is left alone with Tim in the water. Props to you, April - if you
want to risk life and limb then Tim, once again, I’d say you’ve
found your girl.

Tim and April

That is, until the cabana chair at the after party gets
a little action! First Dom, and then Kaylynn. Hey, all is fair in love and Bachelor Canada! So, Tim may look like a
bit of a player on this one, but I think at this point the viewer has to see
each girl as an individual relationship. In sports terms, if you went 2/6 from
the field in basketball you’d be benched, and Tim’s
trying to keep the bench cold!

Tim and Dominique

And then it’s Rileigh and Trisha and the two-on-one
date! Now, these are actually terrifying situations for a bachelor. How are you
supposed to be yourself and have an emotional connection when there is a
coin-flip chance you could be packing up the suntan lotion and heading back
north of the 49.

Trisha is still cute, bubbly and super likeable, and Tim sees
it, but why can I not wait to see Rileigh? It’s because when Rileigh
gets on camera she essentially calls Tim out again, but so charmingly! I’d bet, like me, Tim respects her direct approach.

Everything seems to be swimming along until you see a table set
for two. But wait, there’s three of us? Where’s
the third person going to sit? Gotcha. We say goodbye to the ever-intriguing Rileigh,
but are equally enthralled by the scandalous romp in the ocean! Fair trade-off
in this twisty episode!

Tim and Rileigh

Six girls remain, but only five roses are on the table.
The last rose is between Dom and Kaylynn, and we know both of them planted
smackers on our main-man Tim. Who’s it going to be? Let’s
be real, we’d hate to see anyone leave at this point. Tim runs
dramatically off-screen to get another rose while Dom and Kaylynn look
bewildered... then elated!

While I do believe Tim will have some critics after this
episode, for what could be perceived as being a bit of a “player,”
I can assure you - mostly because I’ve been there, and also because I saw
him this morning! – that all of this is very overwhelming and it’s
a week of your life cut into an hour-long episode.

Tim and Trisha

This season has been dramatically different from the first, with
heightened dramatic hooks and starkly contrasting personalities, which has me
looking forward more and more to each new episode – and we’re
only on episode 4! So I’m sure I’m not the only one…

Let’s get to Toronto, Tim, because the
best thing about Bachelor Canadais
seeing Canada. Can’t wait for the Big Smoke!